新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
5 V: @  |+ F6 h        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
8 y9 ~) ]) `& B( k) o38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
8 v! [- F* c; N3 v& d39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
8 |/ U% |$ l8 u. G        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
8 W) v. z& [5 i/ H        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
3 @# F$ b9 D1 B7 q8 }        城里甚至还敷设了排水系统，因为在狭窄的街道底下发现了许许多多陶土制作的排水管道。
! m, M% Z- q$ O. w- S4 D42. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
        考古工作者考察的这座庙宇从公元前15世纪直到罗马时代一直是祭祀祈祷的场所。
) \$ _8 C( k$ d, c1 }) Z; r, V43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
        在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶雕像的碎片。
44. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
+ e( D3 ]* ^& S5 R        每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。
45. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
        其中有一尊雕像，她的躯体是在公元前15世纪的历史文物中发现的，
7 Q! h" n9 U5 b9 f) ?, N46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
        而她那身异处的脑袋却碰巧是在公元前5世纪的文物中找到的。
0 r9 `; E/ Y+ B: N( |47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
, j) {* D# y; ^" s, S        她的脑袋一定是在古希腊罗马时代就为人所发现，并受到精心的保护。
( S2 W6 j" e, k. z* i7 m) @1 w48. It was very old and precious even then.
        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
% z; l* I1 ^* Y# ]0 \' L: D49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
+ c# Y3 B$ a/ a9 C# Q6 X' a50. they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
        惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。
51. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
6 ~2 {4 ]# i7 J1 i52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
3 M* M1 y' h) I& q) G        身穿一条拖地长裙，
. ^9 y- |' B7 a  }' x1 R+ r53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
0 {6 e, L: Q' `        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
8 Y' H; u/ Y. d! R54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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